Writing set and inkstand



. 1,524,688 H. CHILNGRAN WRITING SET AND INKSTAND Feb, 3. 1925.

, Filed Feb. 14. 1922 2 sheets-sheet 1 6.5" 5 INVENTOR. 3% ATTORNEYS.

H. CHILINGIRIAN WRITING SET AND INKSTAND' Feb. 3. 1925.

Filed Feb. 14, 1922 2 sheets-sheet 2' ,.-.zzzHu L S mw INVENToR.

M Qwf/u ATTORNEYS.

Patented Feb. 3, 1925.

ijiti' i iszisss HARRY CHILNGIBIN, DE' BHIBGEPRT, CONNECTCUT.

WRITING SET AND INKSTAND.

Application tiled February 1922. Serial No, 536,513,

To all 'whom t may concer/n.'

Be it known that l, HARRY CHiLrNeIRIAN, a citizen of Armenia, residing at Bridgeport, county of Fairfield, State of Connecticut, have invented an Improvement in Writing Sets and lnkstands, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to writing sets or cabinets and has for an object to provide a simple and neatly appearing cabinet to be placed on a desk or table to contain writing materials as paper, envelopes, ink, pen, blot.- ter, and so forth, and will protect the same from dirt and injury.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a compact arrangement for holding such articles Where they may be easily accessible.

With these and other objects in view, IY

have devised the structures illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Fig. 1 is al perspective view of the cabin net, open, in condition for use.

Fig.` 2 is a. transverse,- central, sectional view thereof showing the rear compartment closed.

Fig. 3 is a. view somewhat similar to Fig. 2 showing the rear compartment open.

Fig. 4c is a longitudinal, vertical, section through Athe forward halfof the cabinet.

Fig. 5 is a partial sectional plan view.

Fig. 6 is a perspective, detailed view showing means for mounting the cover section for the forward compartment.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a release mechanism.'

Fig. 8 is a perspective view construction.

Fig. 9l is a. transverse section of the form shown in Fig. 8.

Fig. 10 is a view similar to Fig. 9 showing the cabinet closed.

Fig. 11 is ay top plan view of the form shown in Fig. 8 with the cover' sections re moved. f

Fig. 12 is a perspective view of a further modified form in open position.v

Fig. 13 is a transverse section thereof.

Fig. 14 is a perspective view of a still further modification.

Fig. 15 is a transverse section ofthe form shown in Fig. 14. y

Fig. 16 is a perspective view of a still further modification.

Fig. 17 is a transverse, sectional 'view thereof, and

of a modified Fig. 18' is a transverse section showing another slight modification.

Referring to Figures 1 to 7, the body of the cabinet comprises endwalls V20 and front and rear walls: 2l vand 22 respectively. A longitudinally extending, upright partition 23 divides the cabinet into forward and rear compartments 24 and 25, respectively. The rear compartment is preferably of greater height than, the forward compartment to improve the appearance of thel cabinet and to render the arrangement more convenient and the articles more accessible. The rear compartment is closed at the top by cover 26 hinged to the rear wall 22, and to the forward edge of this cover is hinged a second cover 27 for the forward half ofthe cabinet.- The end walls of the cabinet, between the upper edge of the partition 23 and the upper edge of the front wall' 21 and the end walls 2S of the cover section k27, are given corresponding shapes as shown, so that7 when the cover .sect-ion 27 is closed down to the dotted line position. shown in Fig. 2, the cabinet will be rectangular in shape. Carried within the cover section 27, are suitable pen and pencil racks 29. I also preferably mount a` bar 30, spaced from the -rear wall 31, to pro-vide holding means for paper .or other articles. Within the rear compartment 25, is a receptacley 32. As it is desired to place articles in this receptacle but still have them easily accessible, this yreceptacle is mounted to be vertically movable so that, when the cabinet is closed, the

f receptacle is at thelowest part of rear co-mpartment 25, but it ispso connected with the cover 26 that, upon raising this cover to, gain access to thel compartment, the receptacle willv 4be raised leaving any articles ink the receptacle where they maybe easily reached.

'l have shown a connection which l prefer.

ln the present instance, a pair of plates 33 provided with a series of holes 34 being secured by any suitable means to the underside of the cover 26. Suitable links 35, connected at one end to the receptacle 32. may be connected at their other ends to any of the holes 34. It will be appa-rent that raising of the cover 26 from the position shown in Fig. 2 to that shown in Fig. 3, will raise the receptacle 32 to a position at the upper of the compartment 25.

cover v'26 closed, IV located in recesses part.

In order to vlock the provide spring catches 36 37 in the side-walls of the compartment 25 and provide it with projections 38 4adapted to extend over the upper edge of the sides of receptacle 32 when it is in its lowest position and retain it therein', a suitable spring 39 being provided between the bottom of the rear compartment and the top of this spring,` to tieX the same and move the projections 33over the edge Vof the receptacle. ln the lower part of the cabinet, mounted on suitable guides 40, is a drawer ll adapted to be drawn out forwardly by means of suitable handles I provide, within this dra-wenv means for releasing,` the spring,` catch 36which 4comprises a rod/l?,

pivoted in the drawer and extending transversely at the bottom thereof, and having,` its opposite ends bent at right angles as shown at ist and -l-. The front end al has pivotal connection with a link t6 pivoted at its other endjto a crank L7 on a pin 48 mounted to lturnI in the forward wall. of the drawer' and connected with one of the handles t2 whereby it may be rota-ted. rThe rear end l5 is so located that, when it is in an upright position as shown in Figs. 3 and 7 it is in alignment with the bottom portion of spring catch 36. Therefore, in order to release thereceptacle 32, the handle is rotated when the drawer is closed to bring' the rear end l5 lto an upright position. rlhe drawer then is drawn outwardly, as shown in Fig'. 3, and the up'perend of the bend 45 flexes the lower"j3oition of the spring catch 36 upwardly withdrawing.y the projections 33 from a position over the receptacle 39l into the recesses 3,7. ACover 26 may now be lifted Vraising` the receptacle 32 to the position shown in Fig. 3. As the walls of the springycatch lare tapered above the projectioiisf'3j8,lowering of the cover 26 and receptacle 32lwill press the catch back into the i; Ycesses andfth/ei l projections 3S will springv out over the receptacle automatically when I it reaches its lowest position;

Thespace of the fonivardl compartment 24- is j'ireferably occupifejdlby iiik-stands, blotters, paste-rolls, and like articles. Y .I preferably-,cover this."compartment with three sections|` t 50, and A,5 1 which vare mounted,

indicated in Figtf The partition 2 3 is 'provided in its frontzrwall with a horizontal 'groove-52 andthe yfrontwall,2i is provided on its rearside iijitha'corresponding groove 53, there, `Vhowever, lieiniqprovidedV a recess 54., preferably inthe middle length. thereof, leading j' thfispjroove and of a length equal 'ai eater than the longestwsection 49, 50

and 5.1.v yThe'.-r sections are providedwithv corresponding' `ribs 55.5'L and areplaced in position by' inserting' sections i9 andL 5l erallv.` YMid-se tion Ofwill rest between the othei t i. risulti secured in any suitable manner.

ecftionsjas s hov'inin Figs.-'.l and l i'i'id-seetionis easily removable` l Amountithe underside thereof some article that is used relatively often, such as a blotter. In the form shown, I employ a U- shaped bracket 56 in which is mounted two rolls 57 to which the blotting paper may be I may, however, use other forms of blotter securing means, if desired. ln the front wall 2l, is an opening 58 in which a drawer 59 is slidably mounted, this drawer being located beneath the mid-section 50 and it will be noted from an inspection of Fig'. i, that the rear wall 60 thereof is of suoli a height as to extend above the lowest part of the blotter support so that, when the section 50 is in position, the drawer cannot be opened. Section 50 is provided with any suitable handle 6l to facilitate removal. of this section and use of the blotter.

Sections 49 and 51 are provided with openings 62 through which the neck of an ink-bottle 63 may project, and are provided with suitable covers 64 therefor. The inl;- bottles are held in position against the under wall of the sections with their necks in the openings by means `of supporting` platforii'is 65 suspended from the sections il?) and lby means of coiled springs 66, suitable hooks 67 being' provided to connect the ends of the springs to the sectionsA and support 65. it will beY evident these supports retain the necks of tlieink-bottles in the openings 62 andl allow depression of the iforms to allow removal and insertion lf preferred, these springsr platform resting.'`

of the bottles. may be located beneath the on suitable supports.

The walls arc preferably joined together i frontwall 2l by interior end and rear partitions 72 and 73 parallel. with the end VLand rear walls ,70 and Ti and spaced inwardly therefromfashort distance, as shown in Fin'.

.11. The compartment is covered by the sec- Lirix tions" 49, 50 and 5l mounted the saine as form illustrated in Figs. 1 to 7l and which support the samearticles in the samemanner. ln other words, the forward` compartment of this yform is the same as the forward compartment of the preferred form.

v j Y n `The compartment is closed, however, by a throughA` the recess 54, then sliding' them lat-kv cover 7 4 adapted to be moved from ahorivertical positinbetweenf the `Vrear walls 7l and 73, as shown in Figs. 3, 9 and l1. A suitable drawer 7 5 is mounted beneath the i,sa4,ess i front compartment and may have suitable racks 76 for pens and pencils. Within the spaces between the end walls 7 0 and 72, are mounted groovedl pulleys 77 two in each space, one at the upper rear portion thereof and the other at the lower forward portion, as shown in Figs. 9 and 10. Suitable cords 78 connect the rear end of the cover j74 to the rear end of the drawer, and the cover is provided with hooks 79 so arranged that, upon movement of the drawer toopen position shown in Fig. 9 to closed position shown in Fig. 10, the string will raise the cover until the hooks engage the rear pulleys 77, when the cover will swing down to the horizontal position shown in Fig. 10.

In the modification shown in Figs. 12 and 13, the construction is slightly different from that shown in Fig. 1. The forward compartment is the same except that, instead of using two ink-bottles, one section 51 may be provided with a lpaste-roll 80, and the cover 81 for the forward compartment, instead of being hinged to the cover 26 for the rear compartment 25, is hinged at the upper edge of the front wall 21. The drawer 41 is also omitted in this form.

In the form shown in Figs. 14 and 15, the hinged covers are omitted but the compartment for the ink-bottles and the blotters is covered by sections 49, 50 and 51 the same as the form shown in Fig. 1. That is, the same compartment is Vnsed for both forms including the drawer 59. Suitable racks 82 are provided forwardly of the compartment for pens and pencils and there is also a suitable drawer 83 in the lower part of the cabinet. f

In the form shown in Figs. 16 and 17, the drawer in the lower part of the cabinet is omitted,but the compartment for the inkbottles and blotter is located in the forward part of the cabinet, and comprises the same elements as does the corresponding compartment in the form shown in Fig. 1. The rear compartment 84 in this form is closed by hinged cover 85 carrying pen and pencil racks 86.

The modification shown in Fig. 18 is.

somewhat the same as that shown in Figs. 12 and 13 except that the cover 26 for the rear compartment 25 is omitted, but the forward cover 87 which is hinged to the upper edge of the front wall 88 is of a width equal to the width of the body of the cabinet, and` its end walls 89, when itis in open position, are in alignment with the end walls 90 of the body, so that, when the cover is moved to closed position as shown in dotted lines, the cabinet will be rectangular in form. The forward compartment 91 is constructed the same as the forward compartment in the form shown in Figs. ,12 and 18, and the cover carries the pen and pencil racks 86.

Havingthus set fort-h the nature of'my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a writing cabinet walls forming a compartment A openv at the topv thereof,

`the walls.' on opposite 4sides of said compartnient being provided with longitudinally extending grooves, one of said Walls also having a recess leading downwardl;7 to its groove, and vsections for closing the top of said compartment having ribs adapted to slide in said grooves, said sections being adapted for insertion into the grooves at 'said recess and thenslidable laterally therefrom.

2. In a writing cabinet walls forming a compartment open at the top thereof, the walls on opposite sides of said compartment being provided with longitudinally extending grooves, one of said walls also having a recess leading from the top thereof to its groove, sections for closing the top of said compartment having` ribs adapted to Slide in said grooves, said sections being adapted for insertion into the grooves at the recess and then slidable laterally therefrom, a

third section adapted to rest in the recess, a

drawer beneath. the thirdv section and adapted to be drawn forwardly through the front wall, and means projecting downwardly from said section to engiage the drawer to prevent withdrawal thereof when the section is in position.

8. In a writing cabinet walls forming a compartment open at the top thereof, :i vertically movable receptacle in said compartment, a hinged cover for closing the open top of said compartment, a connection from the cover to the receptacle whereby the receptacle is raised on raising `the cover, securing means forl holding` the receptacle in lowered position, a drawer in the cabinet, and means carried by the drawer and accessible for operation at the front thereof for controlling the securingmeans.

4. In a writing cabinet walls forming a compartment open at the top thereof, a

iv'erticall'v movable receptacle in said com partment, a hinged cover for closing the open top of said compartment. a connectionv from the cover to the receptacle whereby the receptacle is raised into said opening on raising the cover, spring actuted securing means for holding the receptacle in lowered position, a drawer in the cabinet, means carried by the drawer for controlling the securing means and movable atwill to operative and inoperative positions, and means lll5 llO

accessible from the exterior of the drawer for so moving said controlling means.,

5. A writing cabinet comprising end and side walls. a longitudinal partition between the side walls forming compartments open hinged cover for the open top of the rear compartment, a cover for closing the for- Ward compartment hinged to the first nained cover,j and article supports earriedvby the -l seoond c over on the inside thereof so that they are enclosed in ithe cabinet when thel cover is closed, said second cover being `arrange/dto fold back on first cover to expose said. supports.,

6. Ina Writing cabinet Walls forming a compartment open at the top thereof, a Verti.

eallywniovable receptacle in `said compartment, a hingedbover .for closing isaid Colnpartment, a ,connection trom the cover to controlling the seenring'ineans vand inovable r at Will lto operative v and :inoperative positions, a handle for said drawer, andA means connecting said handle with theontrolling ineanst-o operate thesaine.

In testiinonyrwhereolf Iaiiiriny signature.

HARRY, oHlLrNGrRIAN. 

